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FORBIDDEN MENTALISM -A Private Collection by Jerome Finley-

INTRODUCTION *** This manuscript was meant to be short and sweet. Written in 2000-2001, in its original form this dynamic collection of lessons, essays and presentations for magic, psychic work and spiritual healing was fully comprised and neatly composed on exactly 22 golden pages. Though the core concepts, techniques and approaches have essentially remained the same through the years, I‟ve since gone back over this unique offering and made expansions whenever necessary and where applicable to reflect important changes and vital developments as my own learning has evolved, my growth progressed and my experience deepened over the ten (+) years I‟ve spent since those early formative outings using these techniques in practically every imaginable setting in my role as a professional psychic and spiritual worker. It is my hope through reading this book that you will discover your own form of “Forbidden Mentalism”, that is, mentalism without limits (art without the „potential‟ negative influence of one‟s personal ethical bias or forced social taboos). The principles, theory, approaches, practical applications and working demonstrations found within this book will be challenging to some for reasons based on their “ethics” alone and for that I will make no apologies. I believe in the reality and efficacy of psychic and spiritual work wholeheartedly, I work in private practice as a traditional healer and diviner and my life has been enriched beyond words through this work and calling. This is strong mojo intended for an equally strong hoodoo; please DO keep this point in mind as you begin carefully studying and considering the contents of this book. Go well, JDFMM.

ADVANCED HYDROMANTIC PSYCHOMETRY, SCRYING & CLAIRVOYANT WATER READINGS *** One of my favorite methods and preferred oracles for delivering strong psychic readings is to practice, for real, scrying with a clear glass filled with drinking water. The actual presentation given here is simple and elegant – it also requires the reader to REALLY listen to their natural knowing and intuition throughout the reading dialogue and process. I begin with the glass filled about halfway full of water. I start the dialogue by bringing my client‟s attention to the glass of water and I smile while asking them, “Is the glass half empty or half full?” This simple icebreaker does a lot. The answer received at this early juncture tells me quite a bit about the person I‟m reading. One thing is clear – the answer given here is indicative of what my client WANTS me to think of them and how they wish to be perceived by me during our first moments together. For example, if they wish to come across as an optimistic individual and impress me with their positivity (or spirituality, good attitude, etc) they always tell me the glass if half full, of course. I hardly ever take the answer given to me at face value and usually read the client OPPOSITE of the answer they‟ve just provided me with. If my client says the glass is half empty, I speak in the reading about how they‟re very genuine in their approach to life, a committed realist in a sense, not a negative person by any means (albeit others may have called them cynical at times), though well aware that the truth often hurts and that life isn‟t always fair (etc).

For the “half full” people I speak about their inner nature and how they would LIKE TO BE more positive in their life approach and general attitude/outlook as this sort of positive growth is a large part of their nature, though even for as positive and conscious of others as they are now, they have a darker side as well and it often gets the better of them despite their best attempts to avoid it or hide from it. The “half full/half empty” question is nothing more than a cute way to begin my water-readings. Please don‟t put too much stock in it – I‟ve included it here as an example showing readers HOW to begin acquiring information to use during your readings with even the simplest tools, questions, approaches and character observations. Nothing is meaningless. There isn‟t anything in the world or in other people which doesn‟t speak volumes to the astute psychic reader and spiritual worker. Everything is an oracle. However you personally choose to begin the reading is perfectly fine, naturally. Once ready to begin the actual reading dialogue and process I start by gazing into the glass of water and preparing my mind to receive visions from my creative unconscious. To prepare my mind I begin by taking a few deep breaths as I focus on the watery contents and reflective surface of the crystal/glass. Still breathing deeply I enter into an OPEN-EYED VISUALIZATION PROCESS wherein I simply imagine the 7 primary colors of the rainbow in order (substituting “indigo” and “violet” for the color purple, for the sake of simplicity): RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN BLUE

PURPLE WHITE It only takes me a few deep breaths and still moments before I‟ve turned the water in my scrying glass a dark red in my mind‟s eye…and then onto orange…and then yellow. I continue in order, travelling through the color spectrum as I gaze at the glass of water, turning it different colors in my mind‟s eye and imagination. This does a few things for me. 1. It fits the traditional process of scrying, water and crystal gazing and staring into reflective surfaces for the purposes of divination and receiving helpful information from the unconscious in the form of visions, metaphors, symbols, feelings, memories, energy and emotions. 2. By going through the color sequence and deep breathing first and foremost, I can practically guarantee that my intense, rich inner images are forthcoming. I‟m entering a light, trance-like state and accessing my subconscious mind and thus all of my creative, visionary (clairvoyant), imaginative and intuitive abilities simultaneously. This is a lot easier than you might imagine; simply stare into a glass of water or other suitable object (candle flame, crystal, mirror, etc) after gently moving through the above scrying preparation and allow yourself to just NOTICE and OBSERVE the mental pictures, images, thoughts, feelings and impressions that begin to surface and appear within you as you do this and in the minutes following. Meaningful information in the form of symbols, dream-like images, memories, stories, poetry, feelings & emotions, sensations of energy, metaphors, songs, books, movies, folk wisdoms, tarot cards, animals, people and all sorts of information stored in your collective unconscious mind will begin to appear on the surface of your consciousness and, I believe, gives you valuable information and insights regarding the person, place, thing or question you‟re focused on…it‟s simply a matter of knowing this is true (or choosing to believe it as a helpful mental construct and creative exercise!) and realizing that ALL of the available information held inside of your mind can be accessed in this way during the

reading to provide you with various “clues”, discoveries, deeper understandings and intuitive insights. These seemingly random “bits of information” are not likely to be literal events or automatically meaningful insights to your client, but must be interpreted like a proper dream or described as a story, life lesson or metaphor in order to make sense. Also, everything you see, hear and feel while scrying should be described aloud and in vivid detail. You need to be as rich, colorful, creative, descriptive and imaginative as possible throughout this process and really FEEL and sense these inner visions and impressions fully as you‟ll automatically give them to your client with a much richer meaning and greater context when you do. Many people mistake scrying for something they‟ve seen in Hollywood movies and even readers often expect their vessel to be filled with dancing images and dreamlike scenery. While I can honestly say this can, will and does happen at times, it‟s NOT ALWAYS LIKE THIS! Scrying is a very subtle art…a form of meditation and contemplation wherein the actual “images” surface more on the interior planes and inner mind of the reader. Instead of looking for images in your scrying vessel and speculum, simply notice the various thoughts, feelings and images that occur to you ON THE INSIDE. These are the images you seek and work with while scrying. Make note of the thoughts, feelings, sensations, impressions, pictures, dreams, memories and images that come flowing into your mind as you gaze steadily at the scrying vessel or speculum. More often than not, the images obtained via scrying are found on the INSIDE, in your mind‟s eye, and with the heart‟s vision. It‟s practically impossible for these inner pictures and images to NOT occur; they‟re typically generated very easily, naturally and automatically within the reader during the scrying and divination experience. Scrying is about taking some quiet time and really becoming AWARE of what is going on within us, paying attention to our “self talk” and to the constant flux of information and conversations being held in your own INNER SPACE.

In exploring, playing with and investigating the interior planes and available information provided via the unconscious mind and imagination of the reader we happen upon helpful, valuable, solid, ACCURATE information for use in the process of reading/divining for ourselves and others through intuitive means and methods. We simply have to ALLOW THE VISIONS to unfold and blossom within us, pay close attention to their occurrence and consider everything we see, hear and feel about these visions as METAPHORS and intuitive keys leading us towards something else, something relevant, and TRUST that somehow what we‟re seeing, feeling, hearing, sensing and intimating within us pertains to and makes sense, in some way, to the sitter before us. It is in describing these metaphors, telling the stories and accounting for the visions seen within still waters that our reading begins to develop and make sense to a person. It‟s nothing we do…the sitter does it all (poetry of the mind!) and the reading takes place within the mind, heart and perceptions of your clients (just as it was generated and uncovered within the mind, heart and clear perceptions of the reader, guide and facilitator). You cannot be “wrong” when working in such a fashion and this isn‟t about “hits.” I want you to describe what you see inside of your own mind and thoughts as you gaze into a reflective surface. That‟s it! There is no need to make this complicated or overly esoteric and difficult. Scrying is an easy, natural, fun, safe way to receive helpful information from the unconscious mind, heart and soul of the medium & practitioner when joined with the client. Scrying in this fashion is a lot like using prayer or meditation as a vehicle to go within – it‟s quiet and contemplative. We must go WITHIN to seek these visions, not exhaust ourselves by chasing them in the external world (and certainly not within the glass of water!). I simply notice the mental pictures and inner feelings that appear in my head and heart with my eyes open; my own dreams and memories, my private thoughts, occurrences in my own life, songs I‟ve heard on the radio, movies I‟ve seen,

questions about life I myself have been asking, lessons I‟ve been learning, challenges that I and those around me are facing currently, amazing and helpful things my other clients, friends and family members have shared with me and all of those feelings and sensations that I continue to experience as I become more open, receptive and contemplative via the intuitive practice, ancient traditions and contemporary processes‟ of modern scrying. This isn‟t about actually SEEING what‟s in the sitter‟s mind or even what you THINK you see (or don‟t see!) in the scrying vessel…instead, describe what you see and can notice in your own mind as you begin scrying and in describing it aloud it begins to take on a perfect form and a new meaning & context in a way that makes sense to your client. What was once YOURS now becomes THEIRS in their own life, mind and thoughts, and it‟s given personal meaning and context automatically as the sitter hears your words and begins to form their own mental pictures, feelings and associations in their own life and version of reality. In the mind and heart of the recipient of your reading what you communicate aloud will begin making perfect sense to them in their own inner framework, naturally. It is our human tendency to “make things fit”, to seek meaning in the worlds within us and all around us and to apply that meaning to our own lives and current situation. Have confidence in your ability to do this and in the natural ability of others to “self create” meaningful messages from what you describe and relay aloud while reading for them. What you say (share, project, emanate) about yourself internally and then describe to your sitters externally will be received and perceived by them AS SOMETHING THAT WAS MEANT FOR THEM and immediately placed into a meaningful, personal framework that makes sense to and for them specifically. This is the true SCIENCE and MIRACLE behind scrying and divination of any kind. Enrique Enriquez knew this, and now you do too. It‟s sheer poetry! For me personally, scrying is the perfect tool for self hypnosis, meditation, channeling and shamanic trance-work, and I treat it and use it as such. This has

been a helpful approach in my own readings and I explain my philosophy, briefly, if needed. The scrying vessel itself is nothing more than an external object upon which to focus and it could be anything, literally, that assists the reader in entering a calm, quiet, contemplative state; it helps us go deep inside ourselves to divine the thoughts, feelings, dreams, memories, fears, goals, answers to questions and possible solutions for ourselves, loved ones and clients. It‟s for this reason that practically any reflective surface one can imagine or contemplate can be used for meditative scrying and intuitive gazing. Over the years I‟ve favored simple methods, tools and speculums for intuitive, contemplative gazing such as a glass or bowl of water, a candle flame, a mirror and/or quartz crystals of various shapes, sizes and designs. I‟ve also used water, blood, ink and oil for scrying with great results. For several months I worked strictly with the older folk methods for scrying such as pure silver coins (“little mirrors”), cupping my hands together tightly and “peeping” into the cave opening, staring into the depths of dark, opaque vases and using olive oil, rose oil and other essentials rubbed lightly across my thumbnail to create a smooth glimmering surface upon which to peer and peep into other‟s worlds, elicit diverse visions and ease gently into the necessary meditative, receptive state so conducive to scrying, dowsing and other forms of divination. The actual scrying tool isn‟t as important as the time-tested methods and exact processes we use for engaging the CREATIVE, INTUITIVE, IMAGINATIVE STATE OF MIND IS, and these exercises will consistently produce exactly what I have described here within any reader who will use them as detailed. The purpose of entering this relaxed, open, receptive, creative, contemplative, intuitive, dream-like, visionary, artistic, emotional, sensitive, imaginative INNER STATE OF BEING is for giving beautiful, artistic, poetic, shamanic, helpful and emotionally pure clairvoyant & psycho-spiritual readings with as few props as possible and sporting the greatest positive results, helpful information, deepest insights and beneficial effects available for those we‟re reading for.

Though I‟m teaching readers to use a clear glass of water in this example, this entire lesson is still only an example and I strongly urge others to place huge parts and pieces of themselves into this process and context as there is infinite room for variation with just a bit of thought and personal application. Shifting back to the basics for a moment, as I move into the reading I have a few simple instructions for the client and these subtle directions are very easy to understand and follow. First, I ask my client to look at, gaze upon and stare into the glass of water sitting between us as they take a few deep breaths and begin to relax their mind and body as we shift into the reading. Next, I instruct the sitter to just IMAGINE their thoughts, feelings and energies flowing into the glass of water…and with that it carries all of their childhood memories, their inner strengths and weaknesses, their fears, all of their hopes, goals, dreams and ambitions in life, information about their mental, emotional and physical health, impressions regarding their career path and financial situation and all of the lessons they‟ve learned through their closest and most intimate relationships… …finally I request that my client pours the thoughts, feelings and emotional energy of their most important questions in their life at this time, visualized as a liquid flowing light pouring from them as energy and bright light directly into the glass of water and to nod their head when they‟ve done this and can actually SEE/SENSE/IMAGINE/FEEL this has happened. At times I‟ll go through this process with the glass of water situated directly between the sitter and myself as they pour their “energy” into the glass. Other times I‟ll hand the client the filled glass and lead them through this “outpouring” exercise as they cup the water between their hands and gaze into its depths. Going even further, this is the perfect moment to include a powerful scrying exercise or hypnotic induction by having the sitter gaze into the glass and liquid contents as they hold it and you deliver suggestions. Keep this in mind because later we‟ll be coming back to this point.

To recap, I‟m inducing the client naturally with this process and it‟s both subtle and very, very powerful. As I guide my client through this short “projective” process I‟m actually guiding them deeper and deeper into a hypnotic/meditative trance state. We‟re eliciting their emotions and criteria with this “energetic/emotional outpouring” and working through their imagination (inner mental pictures) as well as facilitating their deep breathing (with repeated suggestions to relax) and guiding/inducing the open-eyed visualizations (supported naturally by the process of scrying itself). This is a sharp talon to be wielding. Remain compassionate and exercise caution; be a medicine man. A bit of creative history is also in order here, I feel. The first idea man had to gaze into vessels filled with water for increasing their connection and depth of communication with the „world invisible‟ is damn likely as old as vessels being filled with water is! Scrying (i.e. “creative/constructive day dreaming & post contemplations”) of this type has been in use throughout many parts of the world for several thousand years. The life altering benefits, positive results, beneficial effects and incredible states of being this simple form of reflective, contemplative, softly-gazing meditation can elicit within a person is undisputed as far as I‟m concerned. Scrying itself is a deceptively strong and instantly effective meditative tool and hypnotic technique by its very nature. Scrying for another person in a clairvoyant/intuitive reading setting is where it becomes an art form amidst the rarest types of mediums; a genuine mystical and shamanic act which easily provides deep lessons in human communication and intimacy, “self-to-other” dialogue, imagination and dreaming, the use of stories, personal experience & metaphors, the possible existence of subtle energies and/or the beneficial effects of implementing them as “helpful mental constructs” and exciting visualization techniques, deep feelings regarding the origin of art and our desire to create and be creative, the necessity of the shamanic act, the efficacy of magic, the power of poetry…

Where many see only a glass of water, I look upon even the simplest scrying vessel as the key to another world entirely. It‟s an incredible practice to fully realize, much less comprehend, and it opens one up to a multitude of positive values and benefits through regular practice. Think about this for awhile…scrying is a gateway to INNER SPACE; a Universe that exists within all of us and which is every bit as real and valid as the external universe we‟ve come to associate, identify with and occupy for now. That which is INSIDE of us is every bit as vital as that which is AROUND us. It is within INNER SPACE (accessed through meditative and contemplative or “still/mindful” techniques such as scrying, self hypnosis, creative visualization, deep breathing, creating art, free flow writing, reading, becoming absorbed in music, nature, poetry and other “root” activities. Just as well it‟s accessed too while dining, making love, witnessing a miracle, watching the birth of a newborn and entering other altered states of consciousness through natural means and methods. A bit more history is still in order…the idea to have my clients begin “pouring” their questions, thoughts, emotions, dreams, memories and circumstances in life came to me during a guided meditation used in my formal hypnosis training and referred to as “The Clear Plastic Bag” meditation. In this meditation (which I taught in depth in my “Thought Veil” and have included here in this book as well) the practitioner goes through a sequence wherein they imagine a large, clear plastic bag hovering in the cosmos. Step by step the individual or group is guided and instructed to place certain aspects of themselves INTO the bag (such as their body, clothes, home, car, belief systems, fears, memories, relationships, character strengths and personality weaknesses, etc) as it begins to fill itself up with swirling white and purple and golden HEALING light…and anything they put into the bag can now be viewed clearly and without judgment, emotional attachments, self objection or personal bias in their minds and imaginations, easily and naturally…until we get to the point at the end of the meditation wherein EVERYTHING has gone into the bag and the meditators are brought to the awareness that their true nature, their soul and

their CONSCIOUSNESS…everything they are in truth is WHO IS STILL LOOKING AT THE BAG and all that remains as they contemplate this excessive bag filled with their prior self and all of their inherited trappings is WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE in truth (immortal, eternal, connected to everything, always existing; pure consciousness, awareness and “spirit/energy.”). It‟s a very powerful and self revealing realization to come to and I‟ve seen this single meditation used by itself inspire dynamic life changing events and positive personal decisions and healing effects for many, many people over the years and throughout my career as an intuitive life coach, traditional healer and core issue hypnotherapist. It‟s a glorious tool this meditation, and one that I still make a great point of teaching to my private students and which I still continue to actively use with my personal clients even to this day…and I use it in several different forms, wrappings and incarnations to be certain…in fact you‟re seeing one of the most powerful presentations (condensed and shortened for this exact purpose) for this meditation this very moment through my own coveted and highly secretive method for “water readings” and clairvoyant (i.e. “creative/imaginative”), visionary, intuitive and shamanic readings of all types. One of the final pieces to bring my scrying sessions, readings and consultations together was through a class I was taking on Biblical Mysticism via Jim Kirkwood (re: “Jacob‟s Ladder”) in which students would meditate on one of the 22 Hebrew letters for several weeks at a time in order to attune ourselves to their core spiritual properties, metaphysical & magical uses and the hidden lessons they carry (i.e. studying their numeric equivalents as it pertains to holy works and scripture, more recent associations with the Major Arcana & Psalms, path working through the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and so on). One of the ways we did this (on Sundays) was by filling a silver goblet with red wine and then gazing into the contents as we placed ourselves into a deep, relaxed, receptive state of mind and body. Once this meditative state had been attained, each of us was taught to “project” the letter/symbol into the wine using our breath, visualization techniques and humming/vibrating different sacred sounds and divine names.

Next we would sit and gaze into the wine and notice any visions, thoughts and feelings that appeared as we focused on our symbols, meditated and contemplated on their meanings and uses. Once finished the wine was considered metaphysically “charged” with the creative qualities of those letters and symbols we had invoked and then we‟d drink the wine to end the class and session (paying close attention to our dreams that night). It was a combination of years of diverse learning and doing readings and experimenting with the tools mentioned above which led to something I consider the “perfect” scrying method and process. You‟re reading it now. Shifting back to the actual reading… I walk my client through this psycho-spiritual, emotional/energetic outpouring as they visualize the “would be” contents of the CLEAR PLASTIC BAG flowing and filtering into the glass of water sitting between us instead of a bag – it‟s just a minor (though important) shift in the visualization process and “container” used, if you will. I‟m simply revising the meditation and condensing it to perfectly fit and fill the space and length of my readings as wanted or required. Now here‟s the beautiful part…as this is occurring I have all the time in the world to review my client silently, gaze into the glass of water myself, slip into my “reading mode”, deepen the hypnotic/meditative trance state and begin composing, internally, my initial words I‟ll use to open up the reading. Once this is done and my client has “poured” their metaphorical heart and soul into the glass of water I gently pick up the glass, gaze into it again, closely… …and take a sip… I close my eyes and really savor this taste as if it‟s something OTHERWORDLY. It‟s no longer just “plain water”, but an energetically “charged” elixir filled with the life force and spiritual essence, emotions, dreams, memories, strengths, inner questions, outer challenges and SOUL of my client.

Sometimes as I take this “charged water” into my own body I‟ll make brief mention of Dr. Masaru Emoto in Japan and his now popular studies with water and ice crystals (re: “Messages in Water”) to give this process a slightly different meaning…it then becomes a more commercial or “mainstream” process for the right people and situation. It also makes for a damn good premise and piece of performance mentalism if one isn‟t adverse to using trickery of some type, though I personally wouldn‟t do it or include such a thing here or in a psychic reading with my own clients. The more one knows, the less one needs. During the reading I take periodic breaks in the conversation to gaze into the glass of water (scrying for visions) and take short sips as I CONSUME the essence of my client and deliver the next round of impressions, thoughts, feelings, feedback and information. I continue this process of gazing into the water and taking sips while relaying information and reading for my client until the reading & session is finished. In ending this short scrying lesson I‟ll happily be leading my readers towards and directly into the CLEAR PLASTIC BAG meditation. Something I ask you to consider as you move through this manuscript is how devastatingly effective things such as short readings, ESP experiments, energy work, meditations, hypnosis and creative visualization processes can be for the contemporary wonder worker and the audiences they cater to. It has been my experience that each of these things, when handled correctly, are just as deeply moving, powerful and effective as ANY piece of modern mentalism. There are enormous differences in the approaches of each path to be certain, though non-gimmicked experiences of wonder, mystery and magic reflect my own personal preferences and how I make a great living doing what I do.

THE CLEAR PLASTIC BAG *** The following is something I have used for years in my public and private work with phenomenal results. It has increased in value and popularity since I learned it over 10 years ago and I‟ve made some important changes to the work for better results. The „Clear Plastic Bag‟ meditation/guided visualization can be used with 1 person or 1,000. You can incorporate it before your lecture or program to „clear‟ an audience or after the bulk of your program to close your show and share something special with the group gathered around you. I often use it before, during or after my private readings and it‟s also one of the first things I do with new clients for hypnotherapy. A fantastic use for this technique in mentalism is to follow the meditation as described, taking an entire audience through the process and then using it as the framework to deliver your Q&A by seemingly drawing upon the pool of information contained within „the bag‟ to give your readings…almost like tapping into a swirling pool of the audience‟s collective consciousness. I like to have some ambient music playing very lightly in the background during this process which lasts just under 10 minutes in performance and delivery as written and can be shortened or lengthened as you desire. It‟s not unusual for me to take 20 or 30 minutes or more for this meditation in a classroom setting, for workshops, with private clients for hypnotherapy and in other appropriate settings and circumstances. The reason this meditation is so helpful and positively therapeutic is because in addition to deeply relaxing a single person or group of people to facilitate stress release/relief it also allows the facilitator AND subjects to let go (mentally and emotionally) of many of the fixed beliefs, opinions, habits and past negative experiences which may no longer serve the at this point and time in their life. A very advanced use for the classical NLP „Swish Pattern‟ I use with a single individual in my private practice consists of following the meditation to the end

and then moving the bag and its contents which DO NOT serve the client‟s HIGHEST AND GREATEST GOOD across the visual planes and into the appropriate submodality of beliefs, ideas, thoughts and experiences that are „NOT TRUE/NO LONGER TRUE‟ for instantaneous positive change and permanent release. These changes are often radical, dramatic, FAST and most important, lasting. The exact process and variation of the “Swish Pattern” I use to facilitate these profound inner changes is taught in great depth and detail in my own “Thought Veil” hypnosis course for those interested. It is not a grandiose claim at all to say this is 100X more powerful than any piece of mentalism or magic one can perform. Through the years I‟ve used this script effectively with my clients for smoking cessation, breaking habits and even interrupting hardcore drug addictions in addition to the many positive and naturally occurring benefits already listed. This program and script is the perfect one to use during a lecture and presentation on the mind, guided meditation, creative visualization, relaxation and stress relief, self hypnosis and other such subjects. It results in a very clear, centered, positive feeling and self empowered group or individual. The value of such a script to me and the work I do is without limit. It begins, „Imagine in front of you there is a large, crystal-clear bag. As you look at the bag I want you to notice all you can about it, especially the clarity of the bag and how easily you can see anything placed INTO the bag. One thing you might notice immediately is the color inside the bag. Imagine a beautiful, sparkling purple light slowly moving around inside the bag, almost iridescent in some way and you can tell immediately that this calming purple light has other special qualities about it too. Take a moment and simply feel this soft, purple light swirling around inside the bag.

There are things you can place into this bag whenever you wish; things about yourself, your thoughts, your ideas, your hopes and difficulties . . . Willfully place your own name into the bag and everything it means about you, what it says about who you are and how it feels to have this name. See your name swirling in the purple light – drifting around inside the bag. Place into the bag your clothes, your favorite outfit, your entire wardrobe. Place in the bag your hairstyle and your makeup, what it says about you and what kind of statement it makes; everything it means to and about you. Watch it all slowly swirling around in the bag and notice the things that are important to you. Put in the bag your furniture, your entire house and everything in it. Notice everything you own swirling in the purple mist. Now put in the bag your car, what it says about you and what you are trying to tell others about yourself. Now put your phone in the bag . . . and all of your possessions into the bag. Put your job in the bag and all those ideas that you are what you do. Put your mind in the bag and with that, the little voice in the back of your mind that‟s always telling you what to think and what to do. Put your personality in the bag. Your dreams. Your nightmares and all your fears. Place in the bag your beliefs . . . all of your beliefs about money, men, women, sex, beliefs about your weight, your complexion. Beliefs about race, God, religion, politics. Place it all into the bag for a moment. Place in the bag all of the ideas and fears you have about death and loneliness

Put your mother in the bag and all of your ideas and thoughts about her. Put your father in the bag. And into the bag now place your sisters, brothers, grandparents, husband, wife or significant other; your children and your friends . . . all inside the bag. Put in the bag anyone you have ever hurt Put all of your complaints in the bag, anything and everything that you have ever complained about and all that energy. And All your judgments into the bag Those people and things you felt were good, bad, right, wrong . . . Put in the bag your need to always be „right‟ and your secret desire to be „wrong‟ Your opinions, opinions about what you have and have not accomplished. Opinions about failure, reputation, things you‟re guilty of, laws you broke, your personal problems and all the arguments you‟ve ever had into the bag. Put into the bag all the agreements you didn‟t keep. All the relationships you left and all the relationships that left you. Put in the bag others opinions about you. Opinions your parents had about what they wanted you to be, what your friends wanted you to be, what your boss wanted you to be. Put in the bag what your enemies think of you. Your characteristics, habits, addictions, your resistance – put it all in the bag and just watch it all swirling and moving, all those things that are you and that define you. Put in the bag your need to be argumentative or vengeful... Your need to be alone, your need to be surrounded constantly… Your desire to not tell the truth – your desire to confront or not confront others…

Put in the bag your refusal to let other people teach you, your reluctance to empower other people. In the bag put all your fears and your need to justify what you do, right or wrong – the reasons why you are what you are. Place all of your current problems about health, love, money and relationships into the bag. All of those things about you, swirling in the bag and dancing with purple, misty light. Now look around and put anything you might have forgotten in the bag, anything about yourself, put it all in there so that everything that is you is in the bag. Now put the clothes you are wearing into the bag. Put your naked body in the bag. See everything that is you IN THE BAG, all swirling around within it, drifting through the purple light and notice, YOU ARE NOT IN THE BAG. You are who is looking at the bag. You created everything in that bag to help you experience yourself, BUT YOU ARE NOT IN THE BAG! You are free to keep or discard anything in the bag that is not for your highest and greatest good. It is YOUR CHOICE, it is your choice – these things are NOT you. YOU are not who is in the bag, you are not those THINGS or past experiences in the bag. YOU ARE WHO IS LOOKING AT THE BAG NOW. (*pause here to allow time for reflection*) Choose to keep only those things which serve your true purpose and all elements that contribute to your own highest and greatest good and work with you and for you in your life. You can keep whatever you choose. It is your choice.

Anything else may be discarded – in a moment you will release the negative contents of the bag out into the Universe where it will remain far away from you. Imagine keeping anything you don‟t wish inside the bag and tying a large knot around the top of it with a glowing, golden ribbon sealing up the contents which you may have outgrown and which no longer serve you . . . How you choose to discard the unwanted contents is up to you. Be creative! In my preferred version of the CLEAR PLASTIC BAG meditation I end with sending the contents of the bag far out into the Universe where they are healed and dissolved and transmuted for the client‟s greatest good. I then lead my group or sitter through a short chakra balancing meditation, visualizations of new energy entering their mind, body, heart and spirit and replacing everything they just unloaded (with the plastic bag) with their personal criteria, core beliefs, values, goals, hopes, dreams, ambitions, strengths, gifts, talents and core purpose in life. When combined as described (or even in its individual parts) this is absolutely astonishing.

THE READINGS CIRCLE *** In her book “The Power of Inner Choice” author and life coach Mary Allen describes a spectacular exercise she once encountered during a job interview for a major position at a large company/corporation. In this exercise Mary was asked to draw a large circle and then divide it into 4 quadrants (a circle with a „+‟ inside of it to make 4 equal parts of her miniature “pie chart.”). Each quadrant was then marked to represent a different area of her life; career, health, relationships and spirituality. Once the circle was drawn and quartered Mary was then instructed to rate each of these four areas on a scale of 1 to 10 to describe how well it was working for her with a „10‟ being WORKING PERFECTLY and a „1‟ meaning NOT WORKING AT ALL. Can you see where this is going? As psychic readers we all know the 4 major areas and topics of concern for most people fall under the typical areas and categories of: 1: Love life/relationships/sex 2: Money and finances 3: Life path/purpose, work and career 4: One‟s health (mental/emotional/physical) and/or the health and wellness of a friend, family member, pet or loved one. “The Readings Circle” is an excellent way to deliver fast and accurate psychic readings wherein the client does most all of the work for you! Allow me to explain…

Using the “READINGS CIRCLE” is very simple and easy to do, and the end results will astound both you and your clients. I usually work this intriguing piece of pure magic on the back of one of my business cards, though anything you happen to find available and handy will do (such as a tic-sheet, client handout, index card, etc). Also, it should be mentioned that while I favor this intuitive exercise in walk around and group reading situations I most often include it in my private sessions for intuitive life coaching and spiritual counseling, traditional healing, hypnotherapy, in my psychic & spiritual development classes and more. That this piece can be used just as easily with 10 people or 100 as it can with a single person provides us with a certain firepower and flexibility in our work and approach that cannot be praised highly enough! You already know the mechanics behind the actual process…you‟re just going to draw (or have drawn) a circle (no center tears, please!) and divide it into 4 equal parts. Each of these 4 „parts‟ (quadrants) will soon be filled in with a number between1&10 depending on how joyful, whole and confident your participant feels about the associated area of their life. Alternatively, you can also ask your client, sitter or participant to do all of this on their own through your easy to follow instructions. I‟ve even done this over the phone with phenomenal results. It is also IDEAL for radio shows where listeners can follow along with the exercise and my instructions and then phone in with their results for a perfect reading. It isn‟t rocket science. Furthermore, each of the 4 quadrants is going to be assigned a popular LIFE AREA having to deal with: love, money, health & spirituality. It doesn‟t matter which section of the “READINGS CIRCLE” you choose to assign each life area and topic of importance to. Moving clockwise (beginning in the upper left quadrant) I usually assign them as follows:

UPPER LEFT: Love/Relationships UPPER RIGHT: Health/Wellness BOTTOM RIGHT: Spirituality/Religion BOTTOM LEFT: Money/Career To indicate “which is for which” I use drawn symbols around the circle as follows: HEART (love/cups/hearts) STICK MAN (health/swords/spades) THE SUN (spirituality/wands/clubs) A DOLLAR SIGN (money/coins/pentacles/diamonds) This is just a nice, easy way to keep the quadrants in proper order and clear enough to remember and follow for both me and my client/participant. Once the circle has been drawn you‟re simply going to ask your participant to “rate” each area on a scale from 1-10. Naturally a “10” will indicate perfect happiness, total satisfaction and utter contentment in that area. A “5” would indicate an average rating; not totally happy, but not completely discontent either. There is still plenty of room for positive growth and at this point the scales could tip in either direction. It often also means stagnation and not much happening there! Alternatively a “1” would be NOT SATISFIED AT ALL and indicate a feeling of total discontent, lack of fulfillment and general UN-happiness in that area. For those of you who invested in my “Professional‟s Choice Trilogy” you‟ll recall Scott Grossberg‟s incredible contribution in PC II titled, “The Four Questions.” It was Scott‟s handling of “The Four Questions” and a MevPro release by Ron Martin on bone readings that provided the next obvious step here…that of assigning playing card and/or Tarot suits to each of the four quadrants in our “READINGS CIRCLE.”

Before we discuss the suits and how to use them, let‟s take a closer look at the 1-10 ratings for each quadrant in the circle. First and foremost, like Scott‟s “The Four Questions” this 1-10 rating gives you a both a clear idea and general indicator of the client‟s personal level of satisfaction in each area of his or her life. Immediately you can see where they are unhappy and which area of their life needs some work and attention in order for them to be joyful and at peace with these facets of their existence. This alone is huge! Next, we‟re not only going to use the 1-10 scale as a general indicator of happiness and satisfaction in each area, but as a SPECIFIC CONTEXT PROVIDER as well. This is incredible information to have access to during ANY reading. I do this using simple numerology and the 4 playing card/Tarot suits to round out the reading and increase the positive feedback and helpful information I‟m able to provide the client, audience member or participant during this amazing experience. To read and interpret the „READINGS CIRCLE‟ is easy, easy, easy… In addition to noting each number as an “indicator of happiness” (general) we‟re also able to provide more specific information by reading each of the client‟s RATINGS (1-10) in each area using numerology as mentioned above. For example, a „3‟ rating/score in the SPIRITUALITY portion would tell me the person I‟m working with is far from at peace with their chosen or preferred religion, spiritual upbringing, theology/spiritual philosophies or other traditions pertaining to such things. Obviously I would ask the client if they‟re religious (or simply „spiritual‟) and: WHAT ABOUT YOUR SPIRITUALITY IS NOT WORKING? WHAT ABOUT YOUR SPIRITUALITY IS WORKING? Even without the above two CLARIFICATION & DEEPENING QUESTIONS I‟ve got most of the information I need to continue with the reading.

Seeing as we have a „3‟ in this area I‟m going to further develop the reading using numerology. In this case I would likely speak about the client‟s spirituality and how they have an inner, innate desire to communicate with the divine in their own way, to not be hemmed in by restrictive approaches to Spirit given by others and to feel free to approach this facet of their life with love, joy, laughter and a healthy sense of humor in their heart. In my own system of numerology I know the number „3‟ has the following qualities and attributes: Expansion, humor and good fortune are indicated. Here I‟d speak to the client‟s GROWING SENSE OF SPIRITUALITY and how their unique understanding of such things is expanding and increasing all the time, whether they realize it yet or not. THREE is an auspicious number but also often relates to confusion, a lack of focus, purpose and intensity. Beware of spreading yourself too thin and take life one thing at a time! Given a „3‟ in this example the above associations all continue to make perfect sense. Again I would speak of the client‟s own GROWING special/personal sense of spirituality and how they sometimes feel a sense of confusion, lack of focus and disconnection with their Higher Power. THREE hints at a certain joy to life, living and a carefree nature, improved social life and relationships and the benefits of networking in the world. I would ask the client to seek joy in the core/central expression of their spirituality and perhaps recommend they join some kind of spiritual group, church, meet up or even attend a social event where they can network with others and use their gifts of communication to increase awareness and understanding of their spiritual nature. The subject is advised to NOT be tied down to any one person, method, venue, platform, goal or school of thought at this time…but to stay loose and flexible, willing, open and receptive for the best results.

In this case I would use the „3‟ meanings in numerology to advise my client NOT to feel like they have to choose a religion or spiritual path to the exclusion of all others, but to stay open, flexible and receptive as they explore their own relationship to spirit and increase their understanding of „things invisible.‟ You can see how this works now, yes? That‟s just the beginning! Depending on your familiarity with numerology (and/or other oracles, systems of divination and intuitive reading methods and sciences), you‟re well equipped to speak AT GREAT LENGTH in and to each of the 4 areas (love, money, health, spirituality). And not just that, but we‟ve also got the 4 playing card/tarot suits to reflect on if necessary or desired. By using techniques and approaches such as “THE VASCAL SYSTEM” by Gene Nielsen (available through MevPro shop) or Scott Grossberg‟s incredible “THE VITRUVIAN SQUARE” (available through the Leaping Lizard‟s website) our ability to go on and on and on is practically endless. In the case of a „3‟ in the SPIRITUALITY area of the circle, I can now also read this rating as/with a 3 OF CLUBS/WANDS to lend an even fuller depth and greater breadth of information during the reading. In this case I might speak about my client‟s process and unique SPIRITUAL JOURNEY and its potential to carry them far outside the point of origin and final destination they began in and will eventually arrive at with regards to their spirituality, religion and/or relationship to the God of their own understanding. In addition to this, I don‟t even have to work from the business card or “READINGS CIRCLE” directly…I often keep it on the table off to the side and use it as a VISIBLE CRIB that goes by unnoticed by my client for the most part (after the initial feedback and conversation has begun, of course). Before I share my interpretations for each of the numbers and their numerological associations allow me to clarify a few things. First, feel free to discard the playing card and/or tarot suits if they are too much for you. While I would not RECOMMEND taking this avenue, please feel free to keep this technique as simple as you wish or as DYNAMIC as you wish!

Next, there are several unique and interesting things you can incorporate with this business card reading; techniques such as pendulum dowsing and muscle testing can be used to get a clearer subconscious response from the sitter or participant, as opposed to their logical mind simply coming up with the appropriate numbers and ratings for each life category and topic. As well, I have one shining student who has been using the „READINGS CIRCLE‟ in combination with contemporary mentalism and a popular marketed peek wallet to pack an additional punch. After his participant creates their circle and he instructs them on how to fill it in, the card is placed “sight unseen” into the wallet or peek envelope and placed off to one side so that he and the participant can “check the card later to see how accurate the reading was.” Because he never looks at the card openly, he gets A TON of stellar information from his peek and thus can easily tailor his reading perfectly and in real time. Next, to give your readings even MORE DEPTH and meaning, I enjoy reading the circle generally at first (1-10 rating), then using numerology and the playing card/tarot suits…and finally I shift the reading from the current number/grade/rating to the next number in sequence. Going back to our example of a „3‟ in the area of SPIRITUALITY, once I‟ve delivered my reading and feedback for the „3‟ I take it one giant step further by transitioning and transforming that „3‟ into a „4‟ and use this new information to show how my client‟s experience in this area will progress and what it‟s most likely to turn into next. If you wished to expand your reading even further you can begin by reading the number directly BEFORE the current rating (in our example of „3‟ I would begin with reading the „2‟) to clearly show how my sitter‟s experience is evolving, where it came from, what it is NOW (as the „3‟) and finally, where it‟s currently going (as a „4‟). Very rarely do people ever “grade” a life area or important topic as a perfect „10.‟ When they do I tend to be very suspicious (and then use a pendulum or muscle testing to make sure!) and/or I explore the area much further as often there was a

point of transformation in that life category and has left the client feeling on top of the world and optimistic, content, joyful and satisfied regarding that particular area of their life and existence. Another slick gambit I use is having my participant(s) create their circle and rate each of the topics before handing them a pendulum and teaching them how to use it. Once calibrated for yes & no responses (circles and straight lines) I have my volunteer dowse over the card to find out which of the 4 topics interests them most at this time, or, which would be most helpful to explore in greater depth currently. As well, muscle testing works great here as mentioned prior. In a very subtle way this tells me what the person‟s criteria is, what their core values look like and what their most pressing and important issues, concerns, challenges and greatest successes might appear like. For repeat business, especially during walk around/strolling environments and banquets, once a topic has been isolated by the pendulum I give the appropriate reading and feedback and end the reading there WITHOUT covering the other areas or topics at all! Why? In walk around situations I use the excuse of not having enough time to get into ALL of it, but that I‟d be happy to assist them in discovering what‟s most important for them to know at this time (enter the almighty pendulum!) and that they should keep my card, call me tomorrow and we can talk about the other areas. Of course using a pendulum at all is optional. Feel free to include or not include it as you wish. This ensures that people keep my card, show it to their friends, contemplate it themselves and then call me for more information. It‟s at this point I give them a FREE 5-10 minute reading based on the rest of their ratings and suggest they set an appointment for a longer, more in depth consultation with another more indepth oracle (palmistry, tarot or throwing the bones).

Many times I can book people for a short reading right then and there and I use this approach to keep my private practice thriving, in fact, I had to STOP doing this for awhile because I was getting too many phone calls and people following up with me for readings. My bookings always go through the roof whenever I use this approach and while I‟m not exactly sure how many thousands of dollars this little gem has made me at this point in my career, I know it‟s a lot…a whole lot. As the „READINGS CIRCLE‟ has become one of my favorite professional tools I find myself using it with nearly everyone I see for readings, shamanic counseling, healing work, energy balancing, spiritual cleansing/clearing and hypnotherapy. It‟s an extremely valuable tool in the coaching arena too as a LACK of or ABSENCE of satisfaction and personal success in any area is often overshadowed by high(er) ratings in another. Most often the two are connected, obviously, and I can show the client ways to turn their strengths into weaknesses and how to use those strengths to fortify all of the other areas of their life. Because I enjoy using the pendulum so much, I‟ll often turn the business card into a miniature dowsing chart using the “READINGS CIRCLE.” This is easy to do by simply writing “yes” and “no” on the back of the card and dangling our pendulum in the center of the circle while asking aloud (or thinking) of various questions, numbers, answers, etc. Just the same, I often begin my readings by asking my clients “What‟s the most important thing to you in your life at this time?” and “What do you want most out of life?” and “What gets you out of bed in the morning?” and other coachingesque questions. A very powerful question is simply, “What do you want more than anything else?” The answers are very telling and our mini-session has the amazing potential to bring a person into greater clarity in very little time. If I have the time and my participant has something of special importance or significance to them they would like to ask me, I‟ll often have them write the question somewhere upon the business card, index card or envelope I‟m using.

Other times I‟ll just ask them for their question directly. To answer this question at the end of my reading with the circle, I add up the 4 digits in each quadrant, convert them to a single digit as per numerology and then base my answer upon this “Thought Dialed” total. It works very, very well. Another approach I use with the “READINGS CIRCLE” is a combination of pseudo-psychometry and Q&A. Again, this is very simple and easy to do. You can either mark the business cards you‟ll be handing out OR small coin envelopes used to place them in. After handing out 5-6 business cards and walking my participants through the process of creating their circle and rating each area of their lives, I have each person place some identifying mark upon the surface of their card so they know it‟s theirs when they see it again (“not your initials, please!”) and then seal it inside of an envelope I‟ve given them. Once the envelopes and contents have been thoroughly mixed, I take an envelope at random, tear it open and openly remove the card inside. Now I can look at it, deliver my reading with full knowledge of WHO THE OWNER IS (think of psychometry here folks…it‟s all about the READINGS, not the returns!) and, if I wish to, return the card using any number of presentations and methods for doing so. To get even more mileage out of this psychometric q&a piece, I‟ll often ask those involved to JUST THINK of an important question they have and jot it down/print it on the outside/front of their envelope after they‟ve sealed their card inside. This gives me both a question, which I read openly, and the card inside with a TON of information on it…plus, I know who the owner of the card is (though they have no idea that I know) and believe me when I say that in an entertainment setting I milk this puppy for all it‟s worth. I often use my pendulum in part of this presentation for both the readings AND the OCCASIONAL returns…I receive impressions from the cards and questions

inside…whether the owner is male or female, what their core personality is like, approximate ages and origins (etc) long before I even tear open the envelope. In situations such as walk-around I might only use 3 or 4 people, no envelopes, and the business cards are marked for proper identification. For me this is a much more effective presentation for something like “Sneak Thief” or Max Maven‟s “Desire” than we‟ve ever seen published in all of the mentalism literature before this. This is an awesome piece of work and an exceptionally potent bit of business. Please use it wisely and keep it safe…it‟s worth its weight in GOLD.

WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN *** The “QUICK TABLE” I use for my numerology readings and the “READINGS CIRCLE” is as follows: 1. Independence and attainment; someone who is self-motivated and needs to be in charge. 2. Tact, diplomacy, harmony and cooperation; a natural mediator, this person doesn‟t like conflict and they‟re sensitive. 3. Creative self-expression, fun and laughter; loves to communicate, laughter and being the group clown is usually important and this person should learn to use/channel their creative energies. 4. System, order, hard work and a serious approach to life; needs security, solid, responsible and takes care of business. 5. Freedom, sexy, fun, variety and change; seeks a broad range of freedom on various levels such as physical, mental/emotional, social, sexual, financial & spiritual. 6. Home, nurturing and family responsibilities; the nurturer and caretaker, they‟ve got to be in charge of a family or business/managing or running a company or group effort of some kind. 7. Analysis, spirituality, wisdom and an unorthodox approach to life and life‟s challenges; needs to learn to have a spiritual base to work from, very intelligent though often hard to understand completely. 8. Money, investments and opportunity; needs and seeks material freedom, that‟s the goal with an 8. The client has strong executive abilities and love to be in positions of power. 9. Humanitarianism, completing a cycle and evolving; exudes leadership on many levels, others often assume this person KNOWS EXACTLY what‟s

going on. Often has old issues with their mother and/or father wherein they feel unloved and abandoned or completely responsible for a complex and potentially saddening outcome or situation in their past or present life (“It‟s all my fault”). These simple numerological meanings will serve you very well all on their own but why stop there? For those of you not adverse to a challenge, I‟ve given more complete and lengthier meanings for each of the numbers 1-9 as used in numerology and based on my interpretation of Sydney Omarr‟s “Thought Dial.” This isn‟t a whole lot of information to remember by any means and in doing so you‟ll have a potent tool to draw upon for the rest of your life and career. For those of you who may have missed your opportunity when my triple releasein-one “Thought Dial” was first offered, feel free to contact me to purchase a PDF of my complete, original work based on Sydney‟s own discoveries and highlighting numerous potent items such as my “PSILENT PSYCHIC READING, THOUGHT DIAL SYSTEM & TRUE TELEPATHY.” I really love and appreciate using numerology for the simple reason that I‟m almost always astonished by the breadth and depth of information which can be gleaned from a single digit or sequence of numbers strung together as we do within the “READINGS CIRCLE.” Using the 1-10 scale, simple numerology, the 4 playing card suits and a healthy dose of natural knowing and intuition with a little bit of showmanship takes this piece above and beyond what might be expected of it, and what‟s expected of it is A LOT! This is one of the most versatile tools I use in my public and private work and I incorporate it as much and as often as possible. It‟s just that good. FYI, for those of you already using Scott Grossberg‟s “The 4 Questions”, these two combine incredibly well to allow the reader and performer extant to perform a great “minimalist” Q&A using a combination of written information with my “READINGS CIRCLE” and propless readings via Scott‟s “The 4 Questions.” The combination of these two pieces of high art is highly, highly recommended.

THE NUMBER MEANINGS IN GREATER DEPTH *** If the total is ONE: This number represents the individual and originality, source; the beginning of new things, new opportunities and new seeds planted. The subject seeks new forms of expression or an original way to present something old as new again. The sitter is reminded to be bold and take risks. ONE as a total in „Thought Dial‟ represents new beginnings, adventures and enterprises. ONE usually represents a perplexed sitter wondering if they should follow the same path as usual or make a sharp left turn to blaze their own path. The answer is TAKE THE NEW ROAD. Be different. Plant more seeds! SOME KEYWORDS TO THE NUMBER ONE ARE AS FOLLOWS: FIRE, CREATE, ORIGINALITY/ORIGINAL/ORIGINATE, LEAD, PUSH, INDEPENDENCE, BEGINNING, PROGRESS, ALONENESS, ISOLATION AND SELF TRANSFORMATION. The final message and wisdom of this number is one of promoting the self and self interests, being selfish for a moment and moving ahead confident and on your own, according to your own plans and details; self empowered and self motivated.

If the total is TWO: TWO is a subconscious indicator of worry, indecision, inaction, fearing change and symbolically tearing the Self in half; one half goes one way, the other part goes another. Normally it is a case of the heart saying one thing and the mind saying another. “When the mind says „no!‟ but the heart says, „GO!‟ you go girl.” This number stresses the need for a diplomatic solution to a challenge, problem or issue. The sitter is well advised to WIN HIS/HER WAY through charm and subtle persuasion rather than via brute force. Abrupt decisions should be avoided. Intuition is also stressed with the TWO – the best advice is simply to SIT TIGHT FOR A MOMENT; allow things to mature and progress, observe, consider and then act. TWO reminds us to look closer at our surroundings and situations for a possible solution instead of looking for answers afar. The home and personal (romantic) relationships are also emphasized here. Avoid all impulsive actions and any drastically changing conditions within the home, in your relationships and financial affairs, including buying or selling property at this time and in your dealings with difficult people.

If the total is THREE: Expansion, humor and good fortune are indicated. THREE is an auspicious number but also often relates to confusion, a lack of focus, purpose and intensity. Beware of spreading yourself too thin and take life one thing at a time! THREE hints at a certain joy to life, living and a carefree nature, improved social life and relationships and the benefits of networking in the world. THREE represents communication. Versatility is the keyword here. The subject is advised to NOT be tied down to any one person, method, venue, platform, goal or school of thought at this time…but to stay loose and flexible, willing, open and receptive for the best results. There is a tendency towards excess and extravagance in both financial and love affairs. THREES are generous to a fault and this is one of their downfalls. To sum up the message for a THREE, this is not the proper time for the sitter to be committed to or tied down by anything. The state is one of growth and development in both business/career affairs as well as in personal life and relationships. The subject has their own take on the world and is reminded to perceive life and reality through the eyes of another for greater perspective. Be enthusiastic, don‟t just „wait and see‟! Avoid being nailed down for the time being (to the extent possible) and prepare for change.

If the total is FOUR: A FOUR answer is grounded, solid and stable. FOURS may tend to skip a beat, pass along details and responsibilities to others and avoid immediate involvement. The subconscious with a FOUR answer warns these other people and parties cannot be trusted to do your work to your standards – you must be involved throughout! The subconscious is emphasizing strength, determination, process, details and involvement necessary for change and progression. (We are all progressing every facet and detail of our lives and being into 9‟s, ultimately, as the goal.). Change might come in the near future whenever a FOUR is present, but not just now. FOURS are typically well planted, deeply rooted, developed and situated. The goal for a FOUR is to be patient and wait. They are reminded to NOT listen to the advice of well meaning friends and family indiscriminately at this time but to take careful self inventory and make sure to stabilize their foundation in order to make it strong and solid for the next expansion, level and phase in their transformation. FOURS are reminded not to place so much value or emphasis on physical items or material assets. All FOURS eventually come into fruition for their heyday, but it‟s not today.

If the total is FIVE: This is the party number (!) and change, travel and variety are all associated with it. The number FIVE represents movement and change, quickening the pace and gaining momentum. AMBITION is the key-word. Passion and desire are the burning embers which propel a FIVE. Now is the time to make moves, set plans into action, write, perform, learn, experience and embrace the creative process. Everything is moving forward. The timing is great! Do it now! FIVE is the number of close investigation and wild experimentation. Impulsive action is now encouraged. New paths are suggested. Self expression and creative projects should be a priority. Freedom, liberation on all levels, a faster paced lifestyle and excitement are all attributed to the FIVE.

If the total is SIX: Often when the reader or sitter dials a SIX it indicates changes in the home; either a physical change in location or emotional; movement and domestic relations changing with the spouse, family and friends. SIX reminds us to look at affairs in and surrounding the heart and home. “It does no good to conquer the world, only to fail at home.” Financial issues, relationships and other domestic concerns all pertain to this number. The client is well advised towards being sympathetic. Now is not the time for „tough love.‟ Like the NUMBER TWO, the SIX must seek diplomatic and elegant solutions to their problems. The SIX is a visionary. Diplomacy and sympathy are the keywords. Responsibility at this time is a priority and faith that whatever issues the SIX goes through at this time will most assuredly work out. Things aren‟t as bad as they seem. Measured thought and clear speech are inherent qualities of the SIX. Harmony is their desire and the world is their home. This number shows us a natural peacemaker and someone who is sensitive to the insensitivities of others. This is the time to use a healthy dose of common sense and to seriously consider and work at improving matters in the home and marriage/relationship in order to find happiness.

If the total is SEVEN: A SEVEN sees the world through rose colored glasses and is often self deceptive. This number hints at an inner loneliness. The sitter is independent, sensitive and filled with pride to the point it can blind him. SEVEN shows us a lack of stability and loftiness. People with a SEVEN as part of their reading often feel confined, frustrated and stagnant which leads to fantasy or romantic ideals that have little or no basis in reality. This is a form of imaginative escapism and it can be crippling if not approached and handled correctly. This is a time for critical self examination; your life and being under a microscope. People inhabiting a SEVEN vibration are often going through a rough time or period. It‟s vital to remember these difficult times shall pass. SEVENS can be perfectionists and worry endlessly about minor flaws and details. On the lighter side, this often makes their work exemplary and pushes them to greater heights and life goals. Their achievements tend to be many and BIG. Eliminate the non-essential. Use discrimination and learn to be alone without feeling lonely. SEVEN is a spiritual number and symbol, “Know Thyself” is the keyword/phrase. It‟s time to face reality straight on and advise the client to get their head out of the clouds when working with a SEVEN.

If the total is EIGHT: This is the POWER NUMBER. Material gain is forthcoming, but only with hard work. The subconscious is saying, “Strike now!” The time has come. There is a willingness to accept new and exciting possibilities and opportunities here. A new job, business venture or investment, a new relationship or a marriage and even having a child are all open doors at this point and anything can happen. Nothing can be half-assed when working with an EIGHT. It‟s either ALL or NOTHING with these clients, as it should be. Now is not the time for compromise or playing waiting games, but for action, positive development, progress and breakthroughs. Those dialing an EIGHT stand up in the communities they choose to involve themselves with. EIGHT signifies attainment and the satisfaction of one‟s desires. It also indicates an elevated social status or achievement. EIGHTS do well in exercising their authority, thinking and acting BIG. This is a number of opportunity and fruition. Now is the time to forge your destiny and make your mark on the world. An EIGHT must be reminded that now is their time and not to wait or become unfocused and disorganized. S/he must be organized, clear and concise in their actions for the greatest success at this time.

If the total is NINE: NINES tell us that a cycle, phase or project is completed. This is not the time to hang onto what is already done but to move forward now with something else and develop the sitter‟s character and personal merit. The sitter is being told to seek new paths, new opportunities and new growth when a NINE is present in the reading. The end is not the end. Begin anew, start again and keep going! This is the time to put your creation, endeavors, gifts and talents out there for the world to see and enjoy. NINE is the number of UNIVERSAL APPEAL & RECOGNITION. NINE is a high vibration number and hints at an evolutionary process and advanced situation or endeavor. NINE is ripe for the picking, the fruit of the trees and efforts planted long before. Keywords are: FINISH, COMPLETION, SUMMARIZE, FINALIZE AND TRANSFORM. NINE signifies the end of strife and process; the caterpillar having become the butterfly. Rest, rejoice and rejuvenate – then start again.

MY BLISTER EFFECT *** There are two pieces of impromptu mentalism, besides my own, that I will always perform. These two pieces are staples in my repertoire and those of my peers for good reason; the propless “PULSE STOP” and the classic “BLISTER” effect (wherein a burn wound & the resulting blister is formed and healed through the mind power of the performer). In 1972, Jack Kent Tillar's Blister Effect was first published in Tarbell Volume 7. The effect is that a performer mysteriously makes a blister appear on the tip of his or her finger (and can heal it). Since its publication, this unique effect has become well-known and used by many of the greatest mentalists and magicians working in the world today. There are numerous sources and versions of the blister effect available, gimmicks created to provide the actual blister and just as many presentations to suit them. What I‟m sharing here is my own humble wisdom and experience regarding this routine, how I catch my „blister‟ and the presentational points I use to sell this intense experience. Before we begin let‟s take a look at a few of the best of the newer and older methods for forming the blister… A few years ago Tim Trono marketed an item for creating blisters in the form of a lighter gimmick (see: “Branded”) which allowed the performer to „blister‟ different playing cards on his fingers. While this is a cute idea, it‟s way too magicy for my own tastes. The good news is the gimmick in question is/was concealed in a lighter AND also offered the traditional „circle blister‟ without images (suits and values) of playing cards as made popular by the great Jack Kent Tillar.

As “Branded” uses a lighter and, ideally, we require a flame or some other source of heat/energy to produce the blister convincingly, this actually became a worthwhile purchase for nothing more than Tim‟s inclusion of the traditional Tillar „blister‟ gaffus. But what if we DO NOT wish to use such marketed items? The old school way of producing the „blister‟ was sheer simplicity; a metal washer (or a few of them glued together) makes for an extraordinary blister when your finger is pressed hard upon the surface. A short stack of washers (for depth and intensity of the blister) is easily concealed in one‟s pocket, fastened to a belt, hidden beneath a table or even fastened covertly onto another prop or physical item so the blister can be obtained discretely. In my own work I use a far more impromptu method… Because I often have a pen or marker of some type upon my person for obvious reasons, I began using the blister effect and forming the wound with a pen or marker cap. This actually works great, it‟s subtle and there‟s never anything to be found. One can press a fingertip INTO the pen cap/lid and come away with a nicely formed a blister as any gimmick can provide. This works with Sharpie brand markers as well and for those of you familiar with the un-gimmicked “Flexion” key bend by Jon Allen, you now have another utility use for a normal, everyday object that you often have with you anyways. Because I often include a blister as a convincer during my metal bending routines, this makes great sense to me and has proven itself an efficient, highly effective method in nearly any situation. You can also use a home or office key by pressing your thumb and index finger into the hole at the head of the key (re: squeeze the key between your fingers). Originally I thought it was hilarious that the “Branded” gimmick included a perfect circle for forming blisters without playing cards. Apparently Trono had no idea that one can simply PRESS THEIR FINGERTIP into the top of just about any lighter (where the flame appears) and come away with a perfectly formed blister after just a second or two of “work”…

As I‟m very premise oriented and process driven in my performances, it‟s important to me that we have a plausible way of getting the blister in the first place. As I mentioned before, this is naturally occurring with a lighter flame and as I go to my pocket to retrieve my lighter, in the action of removing it I simply press my finger hard into the flame dispenser as the object is located. It only takes a few seconds of pressure like this to form a perfectly convincing blister that will remain visible for 3-5 minutes and nobody is the wiser. I often get my blister WELL IN ADVANCE of showing it and not for any reasons of „time delay‟ or psychological misdirection as usually touted…I do it just because I can, to serve an economy of motion and lend greater efficiency to my work. By the time I come out of my pocket with the lighter (holding it like normal, of course!) I‟ve got a nice, well formed blister on any finger of my choice…and this, without the need for any gimmicks. Now I can set the lighter down, hand it off and away to another person and demonstrate my blistering effect whenever needed, desired or required. Another method I use for forming the blister (which is COMPLETELY impromptu!) is simply placing my forefinger in my mouth and sucking on it for a moment as if I was burned and trying to cool my finger off (a natural reaction)…only I don‟t really “suck” the burn mark and blister…at this point when the finger goes into my mouth, THERE ISN‟T A BLISTER! Instead, once I‟ve jerked my hand away and put my finger against my lips, I place the fleshy part of my index finger between my front teeth (upper and lower) and BITE DOWN on my finger. You‟ve got to make this look real…I put my finger against my lips/in my mouth for just a moment and bite a small area of flesh right in front of my audience members and participants (this biting action is invisible, it merely looks as though I‟m putting a burned/singed finger in my mouth for immediate comfort)…it‟s more like a PINCH than a “bite”…and my hand comes away shaking my fingers as if I

was truly in pain (just a few seconds, don‟t overdo it!) before I stop and BLOW on the fingertip as if “cooling it off.” It looks exactly like you would do if you had really just burned your fingertip. A quick bite is all you need to form an amazing looking blister. This is now my preferred method and while the blister isn‟t UNIFORM (like a perfect circle from a washer, key, pen cap or blister gimmick is), it looks great, only takes a moment, follows natural actions and reactions, is gaffless, impromptu and gives one an amazing blister anytime they wish. The other great thing about this method is that your fingertip can be a bit wet or moist with saliva from your mouth afterwards which LOOKS exactly like the clear, watery liquid which seeps from a wound, burn mark and blister. Psychologically this is very, very strong. It looks perfect. One thing I absolutely LOVE doing is teaching a person or group of people to channel their own subtle energies during my performances and demonstrations. It‟s quite the spectacle when, after a blister has appeared, everyone channels their energy together to HEAL THE WOUND and bring the surface flesh back into a state of perfect health and homeostasis. I‟ve done this before by wrapping a band-aid bandage around my index finger at the beginning/before a workshop type event which focused on PK and energy work. Asking for the group‟s positive energy and collective assistance I explained that I burned myself on the stove top the night before. Removing the band-aid I begin to grimace almost immediately, expose/flash my (perfectly fine) finger and once again blow on it, shake it and place the finger in my mouth for a bit of moisture and my “bite blister” as I say, “It hurt so bad!” EVERYONE CAN RELATE TO THIS AND THE ACTIONS MAKE PERFECT SENSE. The band-aid is a wonderful convincer and of course my blister looks perfect the moment I start to REALLY show it to the people around me.

Now it‟s just a matter of forming a circle with my participants, moving their hands closer together into a sort of “canopy” and placing my burned hand and blistered finger beneath/between them as I instruct everyone regarding how to breath, what to visualize and how to channel their subtle energies for healing. As the healing takes place I use my 3-part “Crimson Wall” suggestions and describe what I‟m experiencing as the healing takes place (i.e. I feel very hot, see colors in my mind‟s eye, feel tingling around the wound, etc). After just a minute I remove my finger (still blistered) to check it and show how much it has improved already. This gets people really excited, believe me! Placing my burn wound back beneath their circle of hands we continue with our breathing, visualizations and channeling healing currents…and after another minute or two I remove my hand to show the blister has been healed completely. I highly doubt that very many of you have the acting skills required to pull this off, but if you do…there isn‟t anything much stronger in my opinion. The blister effect, among others, is a powerful suggestion and placebo with enough power to heal cancer and other forms of illness in the right people and under the right conditions, make no mistake about it. Such is the nature of our work and I say this from direct, firsthand experience. While I‟m certainly not advocating anyone uses my material for such a purpose in order to cure, treat or diagnose others, you should understand how powerful what we do really is. How‟s that for “Forbidden Mentalism?” Before we end this section of “F.M.” I want to share another blister routine that has an impact and core presentation very similar to Banachek‟s PK Touches or my own “Energetic Touches” that I know you‟ll love. For my PK BLISTER effect you‟ll need a candle and a lighter…and two participants to assist you. This is an ideal routine for stage work, but you‟re going to need the people on stage with you to describe everything that happens up close for the benefit of those who cannot actually see the blister.

As well, the following routine works exceptionally well in parlor and close up situations too. I begin by rolling up my sleeves and having my miniature committee check my arms and hands, front and back. Next, I draw attention to the candle we‟ll be using and go to my pocket for the lighter. While retrieving the lighter I “get my blister”, come out with the lighter and hand it to my participant who will act as the SENDER. The SENDER sits across the stage and uses the lighter to light the candle wick. The RECEIVER who sits next to me has a different task; they form a „canopy‟ by cupping their hands together (separated by a few inches of space between them). It‟s between their empty hands that I‟ll place my (already) blistered finger. I do this under the context and premise of them feeling the heat and energy that will begin forming there shortly. Now here comes the FINGER FORCE I use for certain blister effects. This is almost too easy; I just ask my SENDER to “hold a finger out” for me as I gesture what I wish for them to do using my INDEX FINGER with the blister. 100% of the time the SENDER will extend their index finger, following my actions exactly. Note that I didn‟t ask them to “choose a finger” although that IS the illusion I‟ll bank on later if desired. The SENDER holds their (index) finger out and I say, “That one? Great.” That‟s all. You don‟t need to say or do anything more than this. I place my blistered finger between the cupped hands of my RECEIVER and tell them to pay close attention to the heat and energy that will begin forming there shortly. I also tell them WHEN THEY BEGIN TO FEEL THIS HEAT, I want them to look over at the SENDER and just nod their head so they know.

When they nod their head, the RECEIVER is to wet their index finger and thumb and snuff out the candle flame. Once the candle flame is put out, I immediately jerk my finger out/back/away from the RECEIVER as if I just received the “heat” and resulting burn/blister from the candle flame. Naturally the SENDER is unharmed, but you need to choose your participant wisely and make sure beforehand they‟re not afraid to „pinch‟ a candle flame out. Instead of using the lighter to get my blister, this is a great time to use my “bite blister” method if you wish to. It simply makes the exact timing less important, though my pacing, framing and how I‟ve constructed this demonstration takes care of most of that for you easily and naturally. Now I show the blister and explain what has occurred while showing it around to both of my participants and to everyone in the first and second rows of the theatre. This is a very strange effect. Continue as you wish by healing the blister or bandaging it up and continuing with your show. Before I dismiss my two on-stage participants I use them for Luke Jermay‟s routine “For Andruzzi” (using my own preferred methods from the PC I book) and proceed to slow and stop my own heartbeat (and theirs) while explaining the trance state I enter into increases one‟s natural ability to heal themselves on all levels and how I can use my mind and thoughts to control my physical body. I slow my heartbeat down to a crawl…and then it stops. When I “come back” to full consciousness the blister and seeping burn wound inflicted previously (and bandaged) has already been healed. IT‟S A MIRACLE THE BLISTER IS EVEN FORMED IN THE FIRST PLACE, MUCH LESS HEALING IT! There are many ways to present this effect, obviously. I‟ve enjoyed having the SENDER etch my name into the candle using a pin first as a form of SYMPATHETIC MAGIC.

I‟ve also used the premise of prayer, blessings and healing intentions being sent over long distances, distant healing, Reiki and other forms of energy work to further captivate the minds and hearts of those watching and involved. Enjoy!

DREAM WALKING *** Something I‟ve always been very fond of is the power of our dreams to completely alter our lives and the lives of those around us in severe and beautiful ways; our innate ability as gifted performers, healers, psychics, diviners and mystics to affect the dreamscapes of others through the expert use of suggestion and psychospiritual techniques is something that should not be overlooked. I‟ve got a great deal of respect for my dreams and the dreams of others and the enormous volumes of helpful information, guidance and healing energies brought through during them. As a Sangoma and Inyanga, the dream-world is the stomping ground of our ancestors and it‟s through our dreams which they most often communicate with us and perform their miracles. As someone whose life path and calling was severely altered following a series of powerful dreams…dreams which found me speaking to dead loved ones, receiving visions and flying out of my body which inspired me to travel halfway across the world to South Africa to study traditional healing, divination and spiritual medicine with the Zulus, I offer the following statement with the utmost conviction… What follows is one of the strongest things you can do for a person...period. I first happened upon this effect by accident, or rather, I didn‟t know that what I was ALREADY DOING was having this strange little “side effect” on the people I was working with. Once my participants, audience members, clients and private sitters began calling and sharing their later experiences with me, their accounts were often very similar in nature and one thing I noticed repeatedly was that I was showing up in the dreams of at least half these people. What first elicited these dynamic dream episodes was the process of “soul gazing” or Isithunzi as we refer to it in Swaziland.

For those of you working with my signature technique “The Process”, you already know of the power and potency and sheer magic involved with such a thing as well as the incredible effects it has on others. I should have discovered the powerhouse technique I‟m about to share with you even sooner than I did (about 5 years ago now) and I was really upset in hindsight that I hadn‟t yet made the connection as I often noticed myself having rather intense and vivid dreams about the people I personally engaged in soul gazing/isithunzi or “The Process” with. As of 2011 it has been nearly 8 years since I was initiated as a Sangoma medicine man and traditional doctor and during that time I‟ve had several hundred opportunities to perfect the work that follows in almost every conceivable situation. It now works well over half the time and EVENTUALLY IT WILL WORK WITH NEARLY EVERYONE, it only needs a little bit of time to become fully set, sink into one‟s consciousness and “kick in” on occasion. To show up in a person‟s dreams is simple, it‟s what you do once you GET THERE that really matters…and I‟m leaving that part up to you though I‟ll be giving some helpful hints and tips along the way. The process itself is simple and straightforward. I invite all of you to try this out immediately with a friend, family member or client as soon as you possibly can. You could even do it with *ME* as your focus (highly recommended) and lo and behold, I WILL BE IN YOUR DREAMS TONIGHT! My instructions then are short and sweet… Before you go to bed this evening I want you to find a mirror in your house or apartment, any will do, and just begin gazing into it for a few minutes…begin by staring into your own eyes and simply allowing yourself to relax as much as possible both mentally and physically. As you do this I want you to pay special attention to any thoughts, feelings and physical sensations that happen to come over you…notice any changes in temperature, including hot and cold spots in the air around you…as well as any

taps, touches and tingling sensations across your back, face, neck and shoulders (and especially a slight pressure or heavy feeling directly over your energy centers, often focused in the very center of your forehead/3rd eye chakra!). The more sensitive among you might actually notice the sound of my voice speaking to you once again with these instructions or the voices of your departed loved ones whispering their support and encouragement in your ear, visions that pertain to your own life and future, the direct experience of a warm, positive healing energy surrounding you, your aura expanding and contracting in the mirror around your crown chakra, head, neck and shoulders…and in your peripheral vision I want you to watch for orbs of light and LIGHT BEINGS standing next to you, behind you and all around you. Whether you experience what I‟ve just described above very quickly after you start gazing in the mirror or not at all, place no special attention or significance upon any of it…simply notice the phenomena occurring and try your best NOT to latch onto it! As you gaze into the mirror and into your eyes, I want you to IMAGINE MY FACE as clearly as you can, in fact, I want you to use your naturally creative powers of visualization to actually SEE my face superimposed over your own for a moment…so now you‟re actually looking into my eyes and it‟s my reflection that is staring back at you. Once you can hold this image of my face in your mind and really SEE IT (even for just a few seconds!) go ahead and notice your own breathing again, focus on your heartbeat and acknowledge any sensations occurring inside of your own body before slowly allowing yourself to come back to an ordinary waking consciousness. Now take a deep breath, stretch and blink your eyes a few times… Having done this, I want you to go to bed and sleep and dream as usual and do so with the intention of remembering your dreams in greater depth and with as much vivid detail as possible tonight.

It would help if you kept a pen and pad of paper nearby so you can record your dreams upon waking, though it isn‟t necessary. You‟ll definitely know if you‟ve seen me in your dreams or not (I‟m hard to miss!). That‟s all it takes for me to make a strong psychic/mental/emotional connection with you and show up in your dreams. A few years ago I began to write an entire book about WHY and HOW this works (and the various incredible things you can do with it such as conducting healings, group experiments, readings and mind reading, granting wishes, facilitating spirit communication, assisting people in achieving their goals and more) and eventually I will release that information in all its glory and fullness…but not right now. The manuscript in question will be expensive, detailed and mind expanding for those of you who have already expressed your interest privately. Once released you‟ll need about $500.00 to play this game with the same power, detail and clarity that I do…BUT…I promise to save you a lifetime of learning, trial, error and experimentation in the process. Now how much is THAT worth to you? Other interested parties can pre-order the dream book (limited to 25 physical copies) for $350.00 by contacting me privately via the usual channels. All you need to know right now in order to begin using this piece and technique is that if a person gazes into a mirror for only 2-3 minutes just before retiring to bed (and 5-7 minutes works even better!) as they focus on your image and SEE YOUR FACE in their mind‟s eye as they intend and allow for a strong mental connection to take place, you will show up in their dreams like clockwork and no matter who you use this technique with, if they remember their dreams at night AT ALL then this will surely work for you. Follow the above instructions yourself and then start giving them to others with the concrete suggestion that you‟ll use this spectacular “Rite of Calling” with their permission to show up in their dreams tonight and I guarantee that you will. Lala Kahle!

THE HOY SÉANCE (AKA “THE PSILENT SÉANCE”) *** The inspiration for the following piece came to me over several years and took several more years of fine tuning, testing and continued experimentation in the field before it was workable in the fashion you now see and have access to it in. This hard hitting séance and pseudo „Q&A‟ session is best suited for small groups of 10-20 people, but I‟ve used it with as few as 3 or 4 people at times and with as many as 60-80 on special occasions. It‟s damn near perfect, extremely versatile, flexible and potent. This séance is very, very different in that we‟ll apparently be answering the sitter‟s unspoken thoughts and personal questions while working with the invisible presence, inspiration and spiritual energies of our departed loved ones. This demonstration looks very much like channeling and has the same profound impact and positive effects that channeled messages and readings tend to have on a person or group of people. During this séance those gathered are asked to remain quiet and contemplative throughout the experience. Unlike other forms of question answering and gallery readings your guests will NOT be communicating back and forth with you as you work. Instead, they are to remain calm and quiet in their meditative state, work with their spirit guides and ancestors from the inside out as they listen to you closely. The messages given by Spirit come on fast and furious and it will be up to each person in attendance to remember the readings and messages provided by our collective guides, guardian angels and loving ancestors as they‟re spoken directly to them.

I start by asking my guests to focus on connecting with a departed loved one by picturing them clearly in their mind‟s eye and then linking that inner picture to their thoughts, feelings and happy memories of all the times they spent together with their loved one while they were living on this earth. The “on this earth” part is important…remember…DEATH IS ONLY A TEMPORARY ILLUSION AT BEST and consists of nothing more than a physical departure and mental/emotional/energetic transition from this world to the next and that it‟s a very positive, empowering part and aspect of all life and something that we‟ll all experience. This séance is meant to be a positive, joyful experience and so I urge my guests to connect with someone they have strong positive feelings for and to focus on their sincere desire to spend a few quiet moments communicating and interacting with them once again. At this point I ask everyone in attendance to sit up straight in their seats as they do this, place their hands palms down in their laps and then take a few deep breaths with me as they close their eyes and really give themselves permission to relax as deeply and completely as possible during this experience. It‟s here that I remind my guests this evening‟s séance and message service will be a SILENT, CLOSED EYE PROCESS and for them to simply notice their thoughts, feelings and physical sensations as we work together this evening. Leading them deeper into a state of mental and physical relaxation via suggestion, deep breathing and closed eye visualizations (i.e. meditation) I ask the group to continue connecting with the memories and inner visions of their loved ones, to call out to them in/with their mind and heart and to SIMPLY KNOW that as they do this, their loved ones in Spirit hear their call immediately and begin to draw closer and closer in each passing moment, every breath and every heartbeat in order to comfort and converse with them from the world invisible. The readings and messages are given up freely and offered as “survival evidence.” I do not charge for this particular service for the following reason:

I‟m an advantage player and whether my readings and spirit messages are all “spot on” or not, everybody in attendance is going to feel as though I‟ve answered ALL of the mental questions and concerns held in mind by those present and/or helped them to make a direct connection to their loved ones in the spirit world. I say “and/or” because that‟s where the David Hoy principle comes in. I lead my guests in connecting even further with their friends and family members on the other side (see Brother Shadow‟s “Have Séance, Will Travel”) and as I do this I begin a series of rapid fire readings and intuitive messages. It‟s important to note that I do NOT ask my guests to think of or entertain specific questions, but instead ask them simply to relax in the love and memories of the departed and to allow THEM to speak to me in order to tell the living group members and sitters what they want and need to know in their life at this time. I don‟t have any particular method or “trick” for doing this. I do it 100% for real using my natural knowing, intuition and a highly developed 6th sense to let me know exactly what my guests want and need to hear, and what will serve them most at this time. That said, I do hedge my bets just a little bit and at the end we‟re going to use the Hoy Principle to its fullest effect by asking everyone to open their eyes, take a deep breath and presence themselves back here in the room with me. Once the group has collected their thoughts and joined me back in the room I say, “If you managed to receive an answer to your most pressing personal questions, if you received some particularly valuable insight through our readings and messages for you OR you were able to feel a stronger, more intimate connection with your loved ones in Spirit than you usually do this evening…please raise your hands (or “stand up”). Of course every hand and body in the room goes up at this point and it‟s here that I play a very beautiful piece of music to anchor into this experience. This is what I want my guests to remember…complete success and clear spirit communication for everyone involved and that they ALL received a helpful bit of information or an answer to some pressing life question at this time.

The music, raising their hands and standing up is all actively working towards cementing this incredible mental picture and experience in their minds and this is what they‟re going to remember and describe to others when sharing their thoughts and feelings of this evening. You might have realized by this point that your readings don‟t really HAVE TO matter or resonate with anyone, in fact, you could say whatever you want and it doesn‟t have to make sense to ANYBODY at all! Everyone has their eyes closed, so nobody knows exactly who the messages are intended for. There is no visual feedback involved in order to make the inner visions, mental pictures, memories and images of their loved ones even clearer and crisper than ever before. The gambit at the end tidy‟s everything up rather nicely; everyone stands or raises their hand because they DO feel more connected to their loved ones in spirit than normally…of course…they just spent close to half an hour in a trance state connecting and speaking to them, sharing happy memories and conversing silently. The illusion is perfect, but…it doesn‟t have to be an illusion. You can be a spiritual medium and rely on your true thoughts, feelings and impressions to carry you through this experience. I do.

BALANCING AURAS, SPIRITUAL HEALING & ENERGY WORK *** What follows is a super-easy method for spiritual work, auric healing and energy balancing that anybody can put to effective use immediately. Once more, the presentation that you‟ll use should be your own and you should at least be familiar with the subtle energy system (aura, chakras and meridians) before you begin. Alternatively you could go out on a limb for a “straight shot” (direct) presentation and exhibition of healing energy work as I often do, but DO NOT steal or borrow my opening lines in bold – I didn‟t put them here for that reason and could just as easily have left them out. For me these words are true and not part of any mentalism presentation as you currently understand it. I begin by saying, “My great grandfather was a very famous healer…his son, my grandfather David was also a healer…my father was a healer…and now this is the work I do as well.” What more needs to be said? These opening lines help establish me and my credibility very quickly, ignite the imagination and prepare my audience member or client for an intense healing experience. I continue, “Once I do this for you, you won‟t ever feel the same again...something inside of you will be different…and it will be subtle at first, but then you‟ll notice that feeling just continues to grow and grow in both its positive effects and their intensity.

People often tell me that their personal problems, challenges, hidden issues, daily stresses and normal frustrations just don‟t carry that much weight, impact or water with them anymore and simply don‟t have the same importance or negative effects on you they once had once my gift has been shared. Challenging situations and facing all of the unknown factors in our lives is also no longer as worrisome or as crippling. Fears begin to vanish almost immediately and instead there seems to be a far greater level of self love and personal acceptance within my friends, family members, peers and the clients I serve left in its place. All across the board, every time I do this for a person, they report being far more able to choose wisely and embrace positive ways of being in relationship to the world, especially with regards to how they think, feel and respond to everything going on within them and all around them. It‟s all a very healing, positive and empowering experience and one that will change your life forever.” These are the various healing suggestions I give to people before I work with them; please feel free to use them “as is” or substitute your own wherever desired. I also use my signature environmental suggestions (re: “The Crimson Wall of Lictalon” from my various publications) to increase the effects and often follow up with my dream-walking technique to extend the experience and continue blasting my participant with healing energies and positive intentions well into the nighttime. To conduct the actual auric healing I simply place my hands on top of a person‟s head for a few minutes (anywhere from 2 minutes to 3-5 seems good) and imagine a stream of white light and healing energy flowing through me (from the center of Universe & Highest Source) and which goes directly into my client UNTIL I can see, in my mind‟s eye, their aura and personal energy expanding. This is how I know, mentally, they‟ve had enough of the healing currents. Once this is done I use a pendulum to “check” for any remaining holes, rips or tears in their aura. This is a wonderful convincer to the efficacy of this practice and

you can probably think of other ways to use a pendulum or muscle testing for an additional convincer in your own work. There‟s really nothing to it folks…it‟s all suggestion, using my imagination, being clear in my intentions, acting with confidence and authority and then allowing these powerful placebos to work their magic easily, naturally and automatically. You can do this.

THE SPIDER SONG *** “The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout… Down came the rain and washed the spider out! Out came the sun and dried up all the rain… And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.”

In traditional Zulu healing and African shamanism there is a very simple yet effective cure given by the Sangomas and Inyangas (the traditional African healers, shamans, spiritual doctors and medicine men of South Africa) for negativity, depression, jealousy and witchcraft of all kinds. The cure? Though there are many possible solutions and various options for rendering an effective psycho-spiritual treatment (some of which include loving oneself, forgiving others, smiling, laughing, engaging in spiritual cleansing, prayer work, dream interpretation, ancestral offerings and working intimately with plant medicines) by far the simplest and most effective solution in the majority of cases is SINGING & DANCING. When I was originally inspired to share this piece it was as an immediate response to a threatening standoff in a popular nightclub I was working in. I had only just completed my show about an hour before the “premier” of this piece and met a friend for after-show drinks and a bite to eat. During our appetizer and a much deserved cocktail a huge commotion broke out in the outside dining area we were seated in and it escalated quickly…two groups of men (a few of them whom were obviously very, very inebriated) and a few hysterical women with them (one of which was rightfully so and had been groped by a passerby she originally mistook for one of the men in the altercation) began shouting, throwing tables around, pointing their fingers, yelling obscenities and

making direct threats as they walked towards each other and began to “square off” to fist fight and trapping my friend and I directly in the center at our table between the two groups. As I had been waiting for my dinner company since my post show meet-and-greet I was able to sit quietly, sip my drink and be near both groups of people long before the argument and misunderstanding occurred. In other words, I saw all of this going down as it happened and I was the only person that knew the full story of what had actually occurred (and especially of the innocence of the accused who had been nearby my table when the young woman in question first screamed and caused a scene). It was a very odd situation to be in and at least one of the groups had been present during my show, which proved to be a very good thing as it gave me a bit of authority, power, prestige and suggestion to use in dissolving this situation. What happened next was a blur… The two groups approached each other ready to fight and I stood up between them. My friend had already left to fetch the club‟s security, but this was happening NOW and it was going down FAST. I was able to interrupt the commotion by standing between the two groups while extending my arms to create a neutral space and speaking to them calmly. “Whoa, whoa, whoa…what happened?” I asked…what seems to be the problem? “This guy grabbed my girlfriend!” the man closest to me responded. “WTF are you talking about, dude?” said the accused. “Someone grabbed my ass and **** and then ducked through the crowd; my friend saw who did it and it was YOU!” replied the somewhat intoxicated victim as she pointed furiously at an innocent man. I knew this wasn‟t the case as I had heard the girl freaking out before running to get her boyfriend and I saw which people were sitting around me on the patio. It wasn‟t this guy who did the grabbing and, conveniently, the (also very drunk)

girlfriend who fingered this poor chap was nowhere to be found…something I said needed to be remedied in an attempt to buy more time. Where in the hell was security? Tensions ran high as the victim went to find her girlfriend(s) to positively I.D. the accused. When the stumbling troupe finally arrived in the center (which took only seconds, she wasn‟t far) her entire story changed… “NOOOOOOO, not that one! I don‟t know where the guy went!” It was totally ridiculous; she nearly got this man‟s face smashed in for no apparent reason at all. I did notice, however, that this was the same girl who was drunk and hitting on the innocent male in this argument only 20 or 30 minutes before at the bar. His girlfriend (?) was with him at my show that night and if I must say so myself, his lady-friend was looking really good that evening and A LOT better than the drunk & rejected girl who pointed this guy out after the friend had been groped. To me it looked like jealousy was in full effect, the accuser saw a perfect chance for „revenge‟ at the expense of her girlfriend after her own drunken passes were ignored, the accused man‟s girlfriend was prettier than his accuser was and key people in the altercation had had a few too many drinks in them and were making complete assholes out of themselves based on a nitwit‟s gross accusation. In the meantime our dinner and new drinks had been set on the table and the wait staff had called management as the fight was erupting; my friend still wasn‟t back with security yet and the balcony bartender seemed scared to death to get involved. Of course I didn‟t have a choice – I had just found myself in the middle of a bar fight. Later I learned the rent-a-cops and house security were delayed with another big fight two floors beneath us on another dance floor. It was a full moon that evening and if you‟ve performed live on stage for awhile then you know that it really DOES tend to bring out the weirdness and wildness in people, especially when it comes to hypnosis (and drinking)!!!

Even after rightfully getting him “off the hook” and out of harm‟s way, tensions and feelings still ran high in both groups. To disarm and dissolve the situation even further I said “Look, you guys are both good people…I can see it…you‟ve got a big heart…and YOU would never let someone just come along and disrespect your girlfriend, right?” Both agreed. “Let‟s chalk this up to a crazy misunderstanding and all go our separate ways then, ya?” I could tell I was getting somewhere as both men took a step backward and broke eye contact for the first time. “Hold on just a second…can you guys hear that music playing downstairs?” I asked them. It became very quiet as everyone strained to hear the house beats going off on the floor below us…they were muffled but still noticeable as we were on the balcony and it was at that moment I could tell they were all following my lead and breaking their aggressive states perfectly. I asked them, “You guys both like music don‟t you?” I gestured towards the frightened crowd of friends and patrons gathered around us and asked, “And all of you love good music too, don‟t you? Let‟s have a song then, I know one that we can sing together!” I got a few crazy looks, but I didn‟t care. I was still hoping one of the hotheads involved didn‟t jump across the table and accidently punch me in the face while going after the other guy or one of his friends. I started to sing alone, “The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout…” “COME ON, SING IT WITH ME!” I chanted as I began again.

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout…(at this point I was raising my hands high in the air as if asking the crowd gathered around to join me)…down came the rain and washed the spider out…” IT WAS WORKING. LOUDER!” “Out came the sun and dried up all the rain (matching actions to words turning my hands into the rising sun before they became a crawling spider as is usually done in this universally known and popular nursery rhyme) and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again!” As I looked around the patio I noticed that almost everyone was singing with me and once we were finished there was nothing but laughter, smiles and good intentions coming from those present. The patrons were delighted, both groups of people had grown calmer, I looked like a HYPNOTIC GOD and as we were finishing our song I saw my friend, the bar staff and their security team who were all showing up to stop a fight that had already been stopped. Since I went home that evening I couldn‟t get the “Spider Song” out of my head and the memory of that event still brings a smile to my face. It was more satisfying on a personal level in those first crucial moments than my entire show that night had been and I knew there was something strong and magical to explore there. I now include the SPIDER SONG in nearly every public and private show, event, lecture, performance and demonstration that I offer and often use it in my private readings and consultations as well. I speak as I do in the beginning of this section regarding the traditional Swazi and Zulu fixes for curses, witchcraft and negativity (singing and dancing). I tell my audience that I won‟t make them dance, but that I‟d love for them to sing a little song with me… “You all know how it goes, follow along and sing it with me!” And I begin singing.

The audience joins me…they always do. Afterwards I have them look around and see all the smiling faces (it‟s impossible NOT to smile after this one, I guarantee it!) and use this as a working example of WHY the Zulus tell us to sing and dance to thwart negativity. It works!

END GAME RANT *** I would have thought, by this point in time, that certain things such as how to heal others with energy, suggestion, placebos, prayer, affirmations, meditation and one‟s pure intent would be self evident and immediately obvious for anyone reading my work and then getting out there in the trenches and using my material in the real world. Boy was I wrong! Let me explain something very clearly right here, right now… If you have NO CLUE and NO IDEA how to use things such as my “Energetic Touches” or “Telepathy In Action”, projecting the doppelganger, eliciting criteria, turning one‟s personal criteria into symbols and making them bigger, brighter, closer, louder and more expansive…if you‟ve got NO INDICATION regarding how to use a pendulum or hypnosis or muscle testing and contact mind reading, one‟s dreams or a positive, genuine intuitive reading or even the laying on of hands & distant healing work with the above mentioned happy/joyful/grateful energy, positive healing suggestions, personal belief, placebos, sacred deceptions, prayer, meditations, clear intentions, criteria, personal symbols and the like…please put this book down and walk as far away as you can from my past, current and future material and offerings as is humanly possible. Seriously… I‟m not kidding. I‟m not the guy who is just going to sit here and spoon feed the current generation of defunct mentalists and pretend/wannabe psychic workers with no ideas of their own regarding how to use this material in the real world from which it arrives, how to alter it, spin their own unique versions or variations and make it work for them. You either come to this material with a good, precise and clear indication of what you‟re getting into and what will be expected of you in order to produce higher miracles…or go back to your precious Fogel, Waters, Annemann, Corinda and

others who were content with using magic TRICKS over entertaining the possibility of real magic in any of its diverse and magnificent forms. A wiser man than I once said, “I don‟t believe in miracles. I rely on them.” Miracles in the way I produce them RELY on taking chances and calculated risks, willing to be “off” at times or “wrong completely” in others, the heavy use of positive suggestion, the REAL direction of subtle energies and tapping into our intuition, working with the breath, imagination, visualization techniques, affirmations…and, at times, wrapping all of these things and more up in a beautiful and potent piece of magic, mentalism, hypnosis, intuitive/spiritual readings or psychic work and shamanic ritual to potentiate their amazing and radical effects upon an audience, private client(s), active participant, material witness or other select volunteers. Magic was once rightly confined to the realms inhabited by shamans, medicine men, tribal mystics, prophets, seers, high priests, diviners, psychics, mediums, artists, root workers, performers and healers. To call what is being touted today as “magic” (or even entertainment!) in any form practically makes my blood boil. I look around this achingly boring and uninspired “community” in which I have allowed myself to become increasingly involved in and most of what I see today constitutes nothing more than silly little clowns, jugglers and court jesters practicing their craft badly and it makes me regret ever uttering a single word to your kind or placing pen to paper for your benefit. You guys want to know why I‟m leaving the magic and mentalism scene behind me and the truth is I haven‟t seen any really good (much less truly GREAT!) performances and demonstrations of magic or mentalism (or magicians and mentalists for that matter) besides my own and that offered up by my closest peers, friends, supporters and personal students in the last several years. Knowing the vast majority of those currently involved with magic or mentalism could rot in the ground and that THE FIRST MAGIC would thrive in their absence is enough to make me wish them all the very worst…but I won‟t, and I don‟t.

Where you have been mistaken and misguided I have endeavored to inspire, coach, guide, fix, support or at least improve, and yet it seems that I‟m only making things worse for my own cause…preserving the first magic and original form of medicine and healing which is dying and being destroyed, voluntarily and with growing ferocity, by those who have no business at all dealing with such things. To send me repeated emails saying you don‟t understand HOW to use these things to affect a positive healing state or a shift in perspective or brighter attitude and outlook within other people only makes me loathe and despise ALL of you even more...and myself for allowing it and, to some extent, facilitating it. This is no way for me to live. Look at who your heroes and idols and “brothers” are, look at what YOU YOURSELF HAVE BECOME and then make the appropriate plans to protect and cherish our beloved art and ancient craft starting today or please do us all a favor and kill yourselves at dawn! While I‟m always willing to help others with my unique approach and offerings, what else can I possibly do besides serve up my entire life‟s work on a silver platter in the same exact manner in which I have done so for the last several years now? You either get it or you don‟t. If you don‟t get my work and you have no way to understand it given your unique make and model of the world (and your inexperience with all things magical, sacred, altered and non-ordinary), by all means DO NOT invest in any more of my material…it just isn‟t for you, obviously! Mine is not now or has it ever been your run of the mill, generic “cookie cutter” mentalism or the type of thing you can just walk into a magic shop and buy for a soiled $20.00 spot. If you‟ve got ANY SOURCE for better, stronger, harder hitting and more impactful material than mine, I‟d love to fucking see it. At this point I‟m more convinced than ever that such material and the performers who would use it just doesn‟t exist in the world yet, with very few exceptions.

For God-only-knows what reasons I have worked my ass off and sought to provide ALL of you with something more, something real (or real-er) than what you‟ve been given prior and are currently used to. My work may have been in vain, I‟m not quite sure at this point. It‟s a very disappointing position to find myself in and I don‟t like this feeling much at all. To claim your role and seek to stake your claim in any sort of fake, false and plastic community in which this abomination of magic, mystery and miracles is not only encouraged and supported, but praised (!) shows a complete lack of understanding, heart and a mind to think with on your part. Many of you (or the people you associate with, rather) should be ashamed with your actions, but you‟re not – you‟ve helped kill an ancient form of art and healing with your stupid jokes, cheesy lines, weak performances, total lack of originality and vision, the absence of any true power or wisdom and efficacy, a lack of character, premise and requisite experience in the world, your alliances and allegiances to complete assholes and idiots…you don‟t even know yourselves or WHY you came to magic and sought to perform it in the first place (besides maybe as a passing fancy that “stuck” or as a way to make an extra buck in the world) and thus NONE of your true nature comes across in your performances (which COULD be healing and magical and miraculous every time you “perform”, though you‟ve convinced yourself otherwise!) and yet you‟ve damn near ALL got the audacity to post in online forums (mental masturbation at its finest), bother me with your silly queries and absurd requests and ask repeatedly when your BONUS EBOOK is going to be ready. I didn‟t get into magic for this. I got into magic because it was the tradition and calling of my living family and departed ancestors; a thriving shamanic path and natural way to wisdom and healing and self-discovery that was once perfectly protected and rightfully preserved, but now is only continuously whored out, taken for granted and expected, used incorrectly and without meaning or context and has become a direct

smack in the face to several thousand years of rich tradition, wisdom, power, beauty, art, magic, mystery, romance, poetry and shamanism. I‟m done…and now you are too, you just don‟t realize it yet. Blessings and curses to one and all… RIP, Jerome Finley, 1980 – 20??